Merry Christmas everyone!

The more options the better so being able to purchase individual games in addition to the subscription would definitely be welcome!
That said, personally I don't mind the way it currently is that much since I'm in a family plan with 6 friends so it's €10 each per year.

@Teksetter Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I'm getting the Fortnite My Hero Academia skins for my sister and since I bought Splatoon 3 during Black Friday for her boyfriend I'm giving it to him as his present...
The funny thing is that I know what they got for me for Christmas AND my birthday that's also pretty soon since I had to look up physical games that I wanted with good prices XD so I'll receive Story of Season (the first one), Story of Seasons Trio of Towns for the 3DS and/or Sushi Striker for the Switch!

Merry Christmas everyone!
Unfortunately I doubt I'll be playing much this weekend because of all the celebrations, but in case I do or at least after those I'll go straight back to my schedule of Persona 5 Royal plus alternating between Three Hopes, Pokémon Scarlet and Sparks of Hope!

Overall pretty good for me, these are the games that more or less piqued my interest:
Day 1 - Floppy Knights;
Day 2 - The Gecko Gods, The Captain, Risk of Rain Returns, The Punchuin;
Day 3 - Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator, Sonority, Tin Hearts, Sail Forth;
Day 4 - Melatonin, Afterimage, Hyper Gunsport;
Day 5 - Dust & Neon, UNDYING, Sea of Stars, Sports Story!

Persona 5 Royal since it's the one I wanted the most (so much so that I started playing it as soon as I got my quite unfortunately late physical copy)...
But either have already got or will eventually buy most of the games mentioned in this list and in the comments because I definitely want to play them at some point, so many fantastic ports/multiplatform games on Switch this year!

Unfortunately missed all Metal Gear games so I really hope we'll eventually see them on Switch or its successor!

@martynstuff To be precise Clefairy is called ピッピ Pippi in Japanese, consonant length matters in that language unlike in English.
Anyway yeah, not surprised The Pokémon Company took this to court and I'd say it's a good thing in every possible way.

If I have to pick only one I'd say Kirby and the Forgotten Land but man, this year has been choke full of fantastic new games, ports and even DLC, so much so that there are still a lot of them that I've yet to play and I can't wait to do so!

@zander_dale As far as I know no, but I still have to play these games myself so it would be nice to have further confirmation from someone who has played them.
Anyway, I'm so happy they're finally coming to Switch, I'll get them digitally and most likely on sale since I eventually want them all!
Sad for the people who wanted them physically, there's no reason for it to not be a regular retail release.

@majinx07 The price for this game is $19.99.

@Fizza I see what you did there, pretty clever!

Japan without a question and it's not even my bias speaking: same art as the European one (currently switched with the North American one, but you can immediately tell since it says PAL version), but on the full box instead of being cropped out.
The less we speak about the North American box art the better...

Tonight nothing since I'm meeting my friends to play D&D, or at most a couple of trades with them in Pokémon Scarlet/Violet.
Tomorrow I'll go back to my schedule, i.e. alternating each day between Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes, Scarlet and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope... but since my physical copy of Persona 5 Royal has finally arrived I'm playing that whenever I can before one of those, too!

Fire Emblem Engage just because it's the closest one, but there are so many games (other than Zelda can't not mention at least Pikmin 4 since those are the biggest ones) I'm looking forward to next year that I already know it's gonna be a fantastic year for me gaming wise!

According to the review page:
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes 84h
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 38h
Kirby and the Forgotten Land 25h
Also shoutout to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle 15h which I revisited to play the DK DLC, its sequel Sparks of Hope 12h, Pac-Man World Re-Pac 9h and Pokémon Scarlet 5h because I had and/or are still having a lot of fun with them!

@Codered44 Since unlike other features it isn't specified I'd assume it's for all the games which is great!

I've voted for the ones I've played enough:
-Chocobo GP 7 (rough especially at launch because of MTX and FOMO, but still a really fun kart racer under all of t);
-Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes 9 (the best Warriors Nintendo spin-offs, but there are a couple of things missing from Three Houses);
-Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope 9 (currently on the third world, great sequel of a surprisingly fantastic game, but certainly easier than the first one even if I don't mind it);
-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 1 8 (the wave with the most boring tracks, but really fun despite that);
-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 2 9 (better than the first wave for sure);
-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 3 10 (the best wave so far);
-Mario Strikers: Battle League 8 (practically a much improved version of the original, but inferior to Charged);
-Pac-Man World Re-PAC 9 (a fantastic remake of a great if short and simple platformer);
-Pokémon Legends: Arceus 10 (a much needed breath of fresh air for Pokémon with so many quality of life features, plus a fun game in general);
-Pokémon Scarlet and Violet 8 (not too far into it, but same as Arceus, minus points for the rougher performance and some quality of life features missing);
-Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival 9 (simply love the series, but I'm conflicted about the subscription).

By the way, let's not forget that digital has its advantages, too: getting the game as soon as it's available (in fact I still haven't got my physical Persona 5 Royal copy because of an issue with my order), not having to switch (heh) cartridges, bigger discounts etc. and that's the reason why I'm happy when both options are available!

@TheSilverShroud There are various reasons why people prefer physical over digital, sometimes like you said to the point of not getting the game if it's the latter: game preservation, saving memory, letting family and friends borrow it...
Which is why I still get physical games myself, but if they aren't available or cost too much I don't mind going for digital since playing the games is what matters the most to me!

Most played and played right after release:
-Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
-Pokémon Legends: Arceus
-Kirby and the Forgotten Land
39% Action, 21% Adventure, 19% RPG and 7% for Platformer, Party and Strategy!

@KingMike You were probably thinking of this artwork:

because the cover is quite different despite portraying Mario "in" his kart:

I've been a lurker for a while, but I've finally signed up and this is my first comment!
Went for Japan since it shows more racers, they at least look like they're racing and are probably a reference to Super Mario Kart which is quite fitting for this game!
Although I wouldn't mind if North America/Europe won because I quite like the blue background.